Herbed Yogurt Cheese Balls in Olive Oil (Labneh Balls)

Free of gluten, soy, nuts, eggs and corn

Drained yogurt, rolled in herbs and preserved in olive oil, then slathered on crackers and bread, served with olives and Middle Eastern Zata'ar Rolls, followed by Turkish Coffee. Uhm, yeah, it's pretty awesome. And you can totally make it all at home, cheaply and easily. 

8 Ways to Preserve Bell Peppers and Use Wrinkly Old Peppers

How to use wrinkled peppers

Bell peppers are on their way out! 

Of season that is.  Definitely not out of style.

Depending on where you are, wrinkly bell peppers might be on sale; At the farmers market, in your CSA box, or maybe you’re lucky enough to have a garden and a few left hanging on the stalk.  I just picked up 4 organic peppers at the farmer’s market for $2.  A very good deal for organic peppers. 

Otherwise, year round your local veggie store might have bags of slightly older peppers on sale.  One veggie store I know sells bags of about 6-7 very useable, but older, peppers for $2! The bargain bin of your local veggies store can really be a great way to save money on food.

But what to do with bell peppers that are going bad once you've found them (either in the store, or the back of your fridge)?

Here are a few things I like to do to make use of, or preserve peppers when I get a bumper stash of cheap spotty peppers.  These methods work for any kind of bell pepper, red ones, orange ones, yellow ones, or green ones.